with this law viktor orban _ it is published. with this law viktor orban tried _ it is published.this law- viktor orban tried to rally his own supporters ahead of a crunch election next spring. protecting children, he thought, is a sure vote winner. but it was also designed to impress an international public. from brazil to poland, the name viktor orban is already known and everybody understood that there is a politician who is thinking in the modern world, his not living in the 19th century, but he is trying to give conservative answers. b5 19th century, but he is trying to give conservative answers. as the danube divides _ give conservative answers. as the danube divides the _ give conservative answers. as the danube divides the hungarian - danube divides the hungarian capital, so the hungarian government has divided society with this controversy. both sides claim the high moral ground. the reputation and prestige of hungary is on the line. nick thorpe, bbc news, budapest. tens of thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of presiden

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viktor orban.ple are now - planning to leave the country if there is no change or no i change in government next year. many of hungary's eu partners are furious over the new law and the block has begun legal action, warning it will use all power is available to force hungry to appeal or change the law. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the president of cuba's supreme court says 59 people have been prosecuted over the unprecedented mass protests on the island two weeks ago. ruben remigio ferro did not specify how many protesters had been arrested, but dismissed accusations of summary trials. dissident groups say there were more than 600 arrests after protests erupted to demand democratic change. the senior guatemalan anti—corru ption prosecutor, juan francisco sandoval, has left the country just hours after being removed from office. he's reported to have crossed the border into el salvador. the government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but m

it comes after viktor orban�*s right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotioney bembridge reports. thousands gathered in budapest to send a message of acceptance, unity and defiance. i think it's more important than ever to out onto the streets and show that we are together, we are joined in this fight for the rights and the freedom for lg btq people. the annual parade on took on special significance this year after a controversial law was passed, making it illegal to depict homosexuality and gender reassignment to children. so that means, you know, books with gay characters in, it means advertising it means television programmes with any kind of portrayal or discussion of lgbt themes is technically against the law. the government has billed it as an anti—pedophile law, but these crowds say it's a move designed to divide. translation: this is nothing more than a diversion - that is trying to tear the country apart. i think it's provocation because of the elections. translation: the law is an outrage. - we live in the 215t century when things like that shouldn't

it's part of a standard political playbook by viktor orban, prime minister.bell reports, they believe this time he may get more than what he signed up for. >> reporter: the gay pride here in budapest was not just a usual celebration but also a protest for the lgbt community a show of force. the organizers say that tens of thousands turned out despite an atmosphere they say has become increasingly oppressive. the legislation that came into effect earlier this month it is the culmination of what is a several month long campaign of demonization of the lgbt community and so a lot of people coming out to try and show their support. so far, viktor orban in power for 11 years used what has been a fairly successful playbook of targeting minorities in order to galvanize the face, we've seen it with migrants, with the homeless and transgender people. this time the question is really if he isn't trying to take on the minority that is simply not small enough to not cost him when it comes to next year's election. they're hoping for a show of support. hungarian society is

hungary, another side of hungarian society that sometimes gets drowned out by the government, viktor orban"promotion" of homosexuality and transgender. how worried are people about the effect that might have? people are very worried about it. it's a copy of russian law that came into effect a few years ago and unlike in russia where promotion is banned, in hungarian law, its promotion and the portrayal of any lgbt themes that are banned. that means books with gay characters, advertising, television programmes with any portrayal or discussion of lgbt themes is technically themes is technically against the law and you could argue that even carrying a rainbow flag so that children can see it is now illegal. this whole pride march theoretically could be illegal. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. for some of us, it's been another very warm and very sunny afternoon, particularly across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. this is falkirk earlier on this afternoon, lots of blue skies and sunshine. for others, we had t

it is considered to be part of viktor orban's strategy ahead of what is expected to be a fairly tightoll next spring. it is straight out of his playbook. if you look back over the last few years, the hatred turned to migrants, to homeless, to the transgender. now he's taking on a bigger group, and this is a campaign that is having profound repercussions for families just trying to do their best to raise their kids. it's a picture of family life built on love and surrounded by love. monica and ray ca say they've never faced anything but acceptance raising their two daughters in southern hungary. now they fear they may have to leave the country altogether. >> they act like we are hazard for children so that we are dangerous for children. i think if they say it enough times, some people will start to believe that. >> reporter: on june 14th, they joined thousands outside the hungarian parliament to protest the controversial new bill that would all but ensure that many of the country's youth would never see pictures of families like theirs. the culmination of a gradual campaign of demoniza

we the government, viktor orban and the right-wing party-— right-wing party.arliament _ right-wing party. we have introduced a law in parliament that _ right-wing party. we have introduced a law in parliament that bans - right-wing party. we have introduced a law in parliament that bans the - a law in parliament that bans the inverted, is promotion of homosexuality and transgender. how do people about the effect that might have?— might have? people are very worried about it. might have? people are very worried about it- it's — might have? people are very worried about it- it's a _ might have? people are very worried about it. it's a copy _ might have? people are very worried about it. it's a copy of _ might have? people are very worried about it. it's a copy of russian - might have? people are very worried about it. it's a copy of russian law. about it. it's a copy of russian law that came into effect a few years ago and unlike in russia where promotion is banned, its promotion and the portrayal of any lgbt themes in hungary that are banned. that mystics with

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionhomosexual or transgender content to people under—18. lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. weather warnings are in place across southern england and wales for flooding, hail and strong winds. duncan kennedy's report contains some flashing images from the storms. this is how the week—long heat wave came to an end for the two houses in hampshire. the lightning struck one of the rooves, causing a fire, which then spread to the property next door. neighbours say they were woken up by a huge noise. we heard an almighty bang, and i mean a really loud bang. and slowly, starting on this side, as you can imagine, where it got hit, and then slowly but surely then it worked its way across both of them. so, we watched the roof catch fire, we watched the whole thing collapse. and then, the fire tenders turned up and they did a greatjob at putting the fire out. two women escaped unharmed, but this is what the dest

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal of homosexualr transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news, the travel show�*s in tokyo, host city of the olympic and paralympic games, to find out how its hotels are dealing with the influx of athletes and trainers from all over the world. this week on the travel show: outrunning covid at the olympic games. the big names rocking central park this summer. siberia's mystery blast craters. to have an exploding crater on land is not something i imagined. and the fears for the future of flamenco. hello and welcome to tokyo. the host city for this summer's olympic and paralympic games and thronging with tourists and sport fans from all over the world. maybe not. the state of emergency declared earlier this month following a new wave of covid cases means that international and now local spectators are not allowed in to any event in and around tokyo. nonetheless, trainers and medical staff have headed here from all around the world for a more subdued games. there were plenty of people here in

>> the public media that has been in the hands of the government is just echoing what viktor orban is saying. that part of the media is a net go change -- is an echo ch amber for orban. however, the internet has been helpful in spreading information on what has been going on, and the discrimination and harassment lgbtq people face in the country. brent: in poland, there have been communities that are declared lgbtq value free zones. are you concerned that could also happen in hungary? >> i am hoping most of the domestic and international uproar this law has caused will have an effect, that will finally stop the government and its crusade agast lgbtqia people. but i think this reaction shows that hungarian society does not want to go as far as to getting on this right now. brent: we appreciate your time and your insights tonight, thank you. the un security council has met to discuss the situation in haiti after the assassination of the president. it shocked the caribbean nation. the interim prime minister stepped in as leader of haiti, who has called for calm. the situation remains vol

brent: you are referring to viktor orban. katalina: of course.e is the person behindhe decline of democracy in hungary in the past 10 years. this is really just the tip of the iceberg. it that's an externally dangerous precedent, and i really do expect hungarian voters to take od notes of it when they go to the polls next april. brent: do you really think the voters are going to keep this in mind? if we look at the political landscape in hungary at the moment, mr. orban and his party enjoy a nice majority in parliament, they are not worried about losing it in the polls. katalina: that recent polls show that the other party are toto. the polls are very tight at the moment and this is why the government launched a very horrible attack on the hungary in a gayommunity, for example. this is why the provocation and the attacks on journalists, on opposition politicians, on everybody who might think fferentlor who might pose a danger to the orban government have been so frequent. mr. orban is great at trying to rally his people against fellow hungarians

hungarian prime minister viktor orban has placed an advertisement attacking the european union in germany'siggest selling tablet. it accuses brussels of building an unauthorized superstate and says citizens must be safe from the dangerous challenge of migration. at newspapers refuse to carry the ad. and anti-lgbtq rally in the georgian capital of two billy see turned violent, with protesters beating up jourlists covering the event. protesters climbed into the pride headquarters. they tore down rainbow flags and ransacked the office. officials in azerbaijan say a massive gas fuel explosion was caused by what is known as a mod volcano -- a mud volcano. the explosion is still smoldering but authorities say there is no danger to infrastructure. one person has been killed and dozens injured at the next version in a plastics factory in bangkok. the area around the plant has been evacuated. chile's national assembly selected an indigenous woman to preside over the drafting of a new constitution. santiago university professor and activists alisa won and absolute majority in the second round of voti

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionhomosexual or transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news — bbc wales investigates. emergency, police, please. smashing. oh my god, quick. there's hundreds of people here. you need to come quick or there's going to be something bad happening. cheering. at some point i expected to see riot police walking up that hill but they never came. the riot on a swansea estate shocked us all. a mob out of control — the police under attack. two months on, and questions are being asked — why did this happen and could it have been prevented? we've reached a point where things are starting to bubble over and the overwhelming response was just anger. tonight, there are calls for action. it needs to be exposed so that lessons can be learnt. we're not protected here. that's how we feel. things can go on and we wouldn't be protected in the worst—case scenarios. you just think how many times more can i allow my children adam romain has decided to move his family away from the mayhill estate in

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionf homosexual or transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news, click. as the world tries to emerge from the pandemic, the way we go about our lives is bound to be different — but exactly how is hard to say. on this week's show, we'll be seeing the buildings that are hoping to get to know us a bit better. and looking at how online shopping could be getting social. but first, we'll be finding out how the world of search is changing right before our eyes. the idea of visual search is nothing new. it's something we looked at a few years ago, where you search for something online by using a picture rather than words. but the idea does seem to be gaining ground now, as omar mehtab has been finding out. omar: toys, animals, food — no need to type, just take a snap instead, and you will get a result, and that's thanks to something called visual search. you must have seen it popping up in your amazon shopping app, perhaps pinterest, even snapchat helping you find and buy products onli

regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eu's brussels —— hungary's prime minister viktor orban to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eu's brussels institutions as a badge of honour and a political asset. on a range of issues, from press freedom to lgbt rights, hungary routinely ignores the collective interpretation of eu values. at what cost? my guest is hungary's foreign minister peter szijjarto. is there room for a authoritarian, illiberal government inside the eu? peter szijjarto in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon. thank you for the invitation. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. foreign minister, the relationship between your country and the european union, the institutions of the eu, appears ever more dysfunctional. how concerned are you about that? well, what i would say is that we definitely have debates with the institutions in brussels. actually, we are under continuous attack, whatever we decide, european institutions find a way to put some pressure on us and try to blackmail us in order to change our decisions and do not take advan

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionf homosexual or transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, your irreplaceable guide to the world of westminster and beyond. in this programme, labour delivers the prime minister's end—of—term report. last week, a million kids were off school, businesses are closing and millions will spend their summer self—isolating. a self—isolating borisjohnson explains the government's approach to covid. you have to balance the catastrophe of the disease against the suffering that is caused by lockdowns. as england ditches facemasks, mps search for some summer travel tips. if you're on an ner train travelling from england i through to scotland, the rules i change as you cross the border. have you any idea how that will practically work? - and we look back on 60 years of pmqs. you need to write out 1000 times, "i will behave myself at prime minister's questions!" but first, the last week of the parliamentary ter

i think this is vintage viktor orban, really.sees it, and he kind of counterattacks and goes to the people for legitimacy for his position. he took a similar approach five years ago, six years ago, during the refugee crisis, and now he's doing the same here. interestingly, the four questions he wants to put on to the referendum paper, which people would fill in, none of them actually mention homosexuality. he is focusing very much on one side of the law, which is the transgender issue, which is much more controversial, and i'm sure it will be easier, by focusing on the transgender issue, the depiction and portrayal of the transgender issue for children, i'm sure most hungarians would probably be fairly uncomfortable with that being taught in schools. but of course that is not taught or hardly taught in schools at all. there is actually very, very little sexual education in schools and all the controversy, all the criticism of the hungarian government over this law, most of it has been focused on the depiction or promotion of homo

place in the hungarian capital budapest, this year amid renewed controversy over lgbt rights under viktor orban the organisers say they want to stand up for a diverse, open and inclusive society against what they call the government's stigmatising policies. the parliament has approved a law that bans what it describes as the promotion of homosexuality and transgender questions to anyone under the age of 18. opponents of covid restrictions are staging another day of protests in france. in paris, protesters gathered at the trocadero square. they are protesting against covid "health passes", which provide information on whether people are fully vaccinated, have recently tested negative or recovered from the virus, in order to access restaurants and public venues. the demonstrators say they restrict people's freedoms. a week ago the demonstrations drew almost 100,000 participants, and the organisers are hoping that the government's introduction of covid passes since last weekend will attract even more people. a scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england has been significan

hungary, another side of hungarian society that sometimes gets drowned out by the government, viktor orband have started rolling again, with the easing of covid—i9 restrictions. in edinburgh, the finalfew scenes are being shot for a new six—part supernatural thriller, the rig. set in the north sea, it stars martin compston and schitts creek star, emily hampshire. bbc scotland's entertinament reporter, david farrell, has been on set to meet the cast before films wraps. streaming giant amazon prime has docked in leith for its latest drama, the rig. a former power plant is home to the six—part thriller, which is set on an oil rig in the north sea. martin compston takes one of the lead roles, and when he got thejob, he wasn't quite sure what to expect. my dad worked on the rigs and i've still got pals who worked on the rigs, so when he called me and said, "we're doing a thing offshore", i thought it was going to be like a kitchen—sink drama about all these sort of hard—drinking, fast—living thingies, and i couldn't have been more wrong. i had no idea where this was going to go, and even then,

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionf homosexual or transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading uk commentators, bbc specialists, and the correspondents who write, blog, and broadcast for audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, will england pay a price for borisjohnson�*s freedom day? and a trifecta of global worry — afghanistan, iran, and lebanon. the dateline panel trying to put your mind at rest — or not — are the sudanese author and journalist, nesrine malik, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government and before that, foreign editor at the times. and with me in the studio, the middle east editor for the bbc world service, sebastian usher. welcome to you, sebastian, and welcome to both of you, thanks so much forjoining us. now, the sound of an english summer. no, not leather on willow, nor the clink of ice against glass — but the electronic "ping" of an alert on your mobile phone advising you to s

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal of homosexualr transgender content to people under—18. now on bbc news, three engineers leading the field in clean energy solutions come together for a special event presented by kevin fong at the victoria and albert museum, london. hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. we are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world's leading engineers. now, the climate catastrophe threatens all of us. but these engineers are at the forefront of providing our world with real solutions. applause. please welcome henry snaith, professor of physics at oxford, and through of his engineering of low—cost photovoltaics, he discovered a thin film of photocells. it could be a hugely significant discovery, as henry hopes it will eventually double the efficiency of solar power and halve the cost. danielle merfeld is an electrical engineer who is chief technology officer and vice—pres

pride march is taking place in the hungarian capital budapest, as lgbt rights are curbed under viktor orban'sing government. thank you for your company. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, welcome to a packed sportsday, after day one of the tokyo olympics. i'm austin halewood. here's what's coming up in the programme. they're under way, and it's been a solid start for some of team gb's biggest medal hopes on day one in tokyo. two from two — team gb are through to the knockout stage of the women's football competition after a win overjapan. but the hosts are up and running, their first gold of the games coming in thejudo. also coming up in the programme, away from the olympics... time for the talking to stop. the first lions test match against south africa is under way in cape town. and hope for hull — charlie shoots a brilliant round on day three of golf�*s evian championship. good evening, welcome to sportsday. well, we are under way. after a year—long delay, the tokyo olympics are now in full swing, and we've had an action—packed first day from japan. 11 gold medals were up for

hungarian prime minister viktor orban says he supports the lgbtq community and argues the legislationly meant to protect children. >> it's not about homosexuals. the law is about that to decide what kind of way the parents would like sexually educate the kids exclusively belonging to the parents. that's what the law is about. >> reporter: but critics disagree. >> translator: lots of children grow up not being accepted at home, and at least there should be places at schools where they would be accepted. but this new law would limit that as well. >> reporter: european union leaders have also slammed the law over what they see as a violation of the bloc's values. >> translator: this law puts homosexuality and gender reassignment on par with pornography. this law uses the protection of children to which we are all committed as an excuse to severely discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. this law is disgraceful. >> reporter: and on thursday, a majority of the european parliament voted to condemn it. n now. >>> now as companies weigh a post-pandemic future, there a

but prime minister viktor orban says the law is about letting parents decide how their kids should bennounced a referendum on the law likely before the end of the year. >>> still ahead, we head to arkansas where a front line nurse says she's battling covid misinformation. now she's using social media to fight back. >>> plus the covid vaccine culture war has a new battlefield. coming up, how the issue is now dividing the sports world. >> so have you gotten a vaccine? >> i don't necessarily think that's important, clarence. i think that's hipaa. facing collagen that's all hype? olay collagen peptide 24 with derm recommended peptides. hydrates better than the $400 cream. for visibly firmer skin. olay. face anything ♪ watch the olympic games on xfinity ♪ ♪ root for team usa and feel the energy ♪ ♪ 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display ♪ ♪ with xfinity you get every hour of every day ♪ ♪ different sports on different screens ♪ ♪ you can watch it anywhere ♪ ♪ and with the voice remote ♪ ♪ you never have to leave your chair ♪ show me team usa. ♪ all of this innovation could lead to some

i think this is vintage viktor orban. _ i think this is vintage viktor orban, really.ill in. none _ referendum paper, which people would fill in, none of them actually meniion— fill in, none of them actually mention homosexuality. he is focusing — mention homosexuality. he is focusing very much on one side of the law, _ focusing very much on one side of the law, which is the transgender issue. _ the law, which is the transgender issue, which is much more controversial, and i'm sure it will be easier, — controversial, and i'm sure it will be easier, by focusing on the transgender issue, the depiction and portrayal— transgender issue, the depiction and portrayal of the transgender issue for children, i'm sure most hungarians would probably be fairly uncomfortable with that being taught in schools _ uncomfortable with that being taught in schools. but of course that is not taught _ in schools. but of course that is not taught or hardly taught in schools— not taught or hardly taught in schools at all. there is actually very. _ schools at all. there is actually very. very _

it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotionmosexual or transgender content to people under 18. lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. weather warnings are in place across southern england and wales for flooding, hail and strong winds. duncan kennedy's report contains some flashing images from the storms. this is how the week—long heatwave came to an end for the two houses in hampshire. the lightning struck one of the roofs, causing a fire, which then spread to the property next door. neighbours say they were woken up by a huge noise. we heard an almighty bang — and i mean a really loud bang. and slowly, starting on this side — as you can imagine, where it got hit — and then slowly but surely then it worked its way across both of them. so we watched the roof catch fire, we watched the whole thing collapse and then, the fire tenders turned up and they did a greatjob at putting the fire out. two women escaped unharmed, but this is what the destruc